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Show "I'M' '!' !r "The Park Record D Section A Thursday, August 24, 1995 Page A5 Conservation project will attract mountain bluebirds r f by KAI'IIY MCCARTHY Recor guest writer I Park City has a bustling population of outdoor rccrcators, but many peoplcof us hardly notice the cvcr-prcscnt bird population around. Local artist and avid bird watcher, Letilia Lussicr thinks we will notice their absence. She is organizing a conservation project to re-attract the mountain bluebird to thisour area by making Park City the newest addition to the Bluebird Trails. Part of the excitement of bird watching, says Lussier, is the possibility of seeing a baby bird fledgling; or watching birds courting oijhunling. "Birds are one of the few wild creatures that are aiound you every where. ..It's challenging to spot a small bird and even harder to determine what kind it is." Lussicr notes the wide variety flf birds colors, sizes, shapes and their songs. "Ilvcrylody loves the sound of birds." . Bluebirds, says Lussicr, are her favorite. Henry David Thoreau said, '"Ihc bluebird wears the sky on its back." And everyone knows that although bluebirds migrate in the winter, a "bluebird day" is something special any time of year. The mountain bluebird, native only to North America, was formerly a common summer resident in the high valleys and mountains throughout Utah. Now, however, their numbers are declining rapidly. In the early 1930s, a farmer noticed the decline of bluebirds on his property. He put up nesting boxes and the bluebirds began to return. By the end of his life, he had created a i,rail of over 1,000 boxes. Thus began the movement that resulted in the North American Bluebird , Society. According to the N.A.B.S., several factors have contributed to the bluebird's rapid decline. The bluebird is one of many species that docs not adapt well to the new urban environment spreading across many western states and obvious in Park City. Houses, shopping centers and roadways now replace much of the native meadows and woodlands which provided critical nesting habitat for the mountain bluebird. In addition, the introduction of the European Starling and the common house sparrow to North America in the late 1800s resulted in intense competition for natural nesting cavities. Starlings and sparrows are highly aggressive as well as adaptable to urban settings. With 50 years of their introduction, house sparrows were the most common bird in the U.S., and bluebirds were on the decline. "In the 15 years that I've lived here, I've noticed a drastic decline in the bluebird population," says Lussier. "There aren't bluebirds where there used to be bluebirds. I haven't seen a bluebird in the Snydervillc Basin in years." Lussier heard in 1985 about the nationwide efforts to curtail the decline of the bluebird via a national Bluebird Trail system. "It's been a dream of mine ever since to create a Bluebird Trail here in Park City," says Lussier. The Bluebird Trail is not an actual hiking trail, according to Lussier. "It's just a series of nesting boxes" with access for maintenance. Lussier plans the first phase adjacent to a two-mile stretch of the Rail Trail, with 17-20 17-20 nesting boxes, but, she says, "There are lots of places in the area bluebirds might nest if there were nesting cavities." The trail system will have to be managed to keep the non-native species out, according to Lussier. Selecting the right habitat will help. Bluebirds will nest in farm out-buildings but competition with other species is higher there than in more natural nesting sites in meadows or on the edge of forests. Bluebirds like open meadows for hunting. They are hover-hunters and will dart from a boulder in a meadow or from a low branch of a tree to catch flying insects, or hover and then drop to the ground to catch beetles, ants, caterpillars and grasshoppers. Rocky Mountain Wild Bird Station in Park City is assisting with the conservation project by ordering nesting boxes. The cedar bird houses are specifically designed to suit mountain bluebirds which have a larger clutch size than the eastern or western bluebirds and so need a larger nest. The Park City Nursery has also offered its help by procuring the necessary metal posts to mount the houses on. Metal posts give better protection against predators than other options such as fence posts or trees. Through the joint effort of private donations and a system of adopting individual nesting boxes, the Bluebird Trails project in Park City can make a difference according to Lussicr and the N.A.B.S. Groups, individuals, families, corporations and businesses arc encouraged to adopt a bluebird box for $30 per box. The adoption pledge will include a new cedar nesting box with a personalized name plate, a certificate of adoption and important facts about mountain bluebirds. Participants will have the opportunity to help mount their bluebird boxes in designated areas. Lussier says she is also looking for volunteers including scouting groups and science or conservation classes to help erect the posts and boxes, and for donations for the few on-going maintenance costs. Ultimately she plans to create a continuing group of concerned local citizens to stem the declining bluebird population and increase public awareness in thcour natural environment. Interested persons may make an adoption pledge or sign up as a volunteer on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 8-10 a.m. at the Park City Nursery and from 10 a.m-noon at the Rocky Mountain Wild Bird Station (across from Payless Drug), or call Lussier at 649-6982. Public Meeting Information, Aug. 24-31 SUMMIT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AUGUST 28, 1995 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summit County Board of Commissioners will meet in regular session August 28, 1995, in the Commission Chambers of the Summit County Courthouse, Coalville, Utah, at 9:30 a.m. 9 30 a .n. -Work Session: Commission Reports, Agenda, Minutes to TO 3 iv Consent Agenda: 1 Consideration of Final Subdivision Plat and Construction Drawing Approval, Pine Ridge Subdivision, PinebrooK: Corvin Snyder, Richard Dudley 10 45 p.m. -Work Session: Department Business 1 Project Status Report: Lesley Burns ? Review County Vehicle Policy: Drew Harper, Blake Frazier 3. Discussion - Volunteer Dinner: Anita Lewis 4. Ottiei Department Business 1 :00 a m Discussion - ICTHOS: Warren Shaller 1 30 p m Discussion - Proposed Business License Changes: Frank Andersen, Kent Jones ? 00 p.m.-Preliminary Site Plan, Jack Johnson Office Building, Lot 1 Sun Peak, Highway 224Sun Peak Drive: Rick Grover 3 00 p .m.-l.iability Insurance Proposal: Blake Frazier 3:30 p in.- Public Heanng - Vested Rights Determination, Quinn's Junction Partnership Property, Quinn's Junction, Highway 40Highway 248: Lesley Bums, Greg Erickson 5:00 p.m. - Executive Session - Personnel Posted: Aug. 22, 1995 SUMMIT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SEPTEMBER 5, 1995 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summit County Board of Commissioners will NOT meet in regular session September 5, 1995, as previously scheduled. The meeting has been cancelled. can-celled. Posted: Aug. 22, 1995 PARK CITY COUNCIL MEETING SUMMIT COUNTY, UTAH AUGUST 24, 1995 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of Park City, Utah will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at the Marsac Municipal building, 445 Marsac Ave., Park City, Utah for the purposes and at the times as described below on Thursday, August 24, 1995. WORK SESSION 5:00 p.m. Council questions and comments 5:10 p.m. Demolition of buildings atOsguthorpr Farm 5:20 p.m. Speed limit High School Kearns Blvd. 5:30 p.m. Review of regular meeting Plat amendments; Lot line ordinance: Snyderville Basin Recreation District; other meeting questionscomments REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 p.m. I. ROLL CALL II. PUBLIC INPUT III. MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1995 IV. PUBLIC HEARING 1 .Ordinance approving the Silver Lake East Subdivision plat amendment 2. Ordinance amending Chapter 2 and Section 15.1 of the Land Management Code to create a new lot line adjustment process 3. Ordinance increasing the elected and appointed officials' compensation and adopting travel and meeting expense guidelines V. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Ordinance approving the final condominium plat of Summit Watch located at 780 and 804 Main Street, Park City Utah 2. Ordinance approving the Silver Lake East Subdivision Plat amendment 3. Resolution of intent of the Summit County Board of County Commissioners, Park City Board of Education, the Park City Council and Snyderville Basin Recreation District Board of Directors to cooperate on the development and management of recreation facilities and programs VI. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL AND STAFF VII. ADJOURNMENT Posted: August 18, 1995 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE BUS TOUR TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1995 MARSAC MUNICIPAL BUILDING GATHER AT CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM Stall has arranged for a tour and review of established Vantage Points, as defined in the Sensitive Area Overlay Zone Regulations, as well as frontage areas along the primary corridors. corri-dors. This tour follows from the suggestion by the Citizens Advisory Committee at the previous open space review meeting. SNYDERVILLE BASIN SPECIAL RECREATION DISTRICT BOARD MEETING FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1995 BURNS FIRE STATION 8:00 a.m. - Call meeting to order 8:05 9:05 a m. - Presentation of Snyderville Basin Recreation District Bond Election Information 9:10 a.m. Resolution of intent of the Summit County Board of County Commissioners, Park City Board of Education, Park City Council and Snyderville Basin Recreation District Board of Directors. 9:20 a.m. - Review of public Information materials and schedules PARK CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION PLANNING COMMISSION AUGUST 30,1995 I. WORK SESSION - 6:00 p.m. Items scheduled for work Session are for discussion purposes pur-poses between the Planning Staff, the project proponents and the Planning Commission. No Action win be taken. The public is encouraged to attend, however no public testimony will be received. For further information, please call the Planning Department at 645-5021 . 1 . Huntsman Gateway Center - Cup for sign 2. Broken Thumb - Annual Review of CUP 3. Snow Creek Subdivision Plat 4. Snow Creek Crossing Revised MPD 5. Zion's Bank Snow Creek 6. Heritage Crest Rezoning and MPD (in Deer Valley, north of the Pinnacle, south of the Aerie) 7. Review of Regular Agenda II. REGULAR MEETING - 8:00 p.m. III. ROLL CALL IV. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS V. STAFFCOMMISSIONER'S COMMUNICATIONS VI. REGULAR AGENDA A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Treasure Hill Subdivision Final Plat (aka Sweeney King Road and Upper Norfolk Subdivision) B. PUBLIC HEARINGS ACTION ITEMS 1 . Ridge Avenue Subdivision - LOD & lot line adjustment 2. Sterling Lodge, Royal Street East Lot 2 - MPD applica tion for 14 residential units 3. Deer Lake Village Phase 3, final subdivision plat 4. Quarry Mountain Subdivision, South Slope, Phase I, subdivision plat application 5. Snow Creek Subdivision Plat 6. Snow Creek Crossing Revised MPD 7. Heritage Crest MPD (in Deer Valley, north of the Pinnacle, south of the Aerie) Preliminary public hearing 8. 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